David Barton is a Christian political activist and the founder of WallBuilders. He spoke to USA Today.

“Bible literacy is a good thing to have,” he said. “For me, the issue is that many schools don’t (offer Bible studies courses) because they think they can’t legally. We are saying, ‘Well, yes, you can.’ ”

The bill reads that students will be given the opportunity to “explore the Bible’s relevance to contemporary society and culture.”

The Kentucky Board of Education set standards for how the lessons could be taught to preserve “the integrity of the course as an academic approach to the Bible,” Education board member Gary Houchens said in an interview.